Queer Reflection Essay Questions

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I remember when you asked me what classes I’d be talking Fall Quarter and you laughed when I told you about Queer Studies. You insisted that it was a joke of a class and would probably be an easy A. When you said those things I didn’t stop you or speak up but I should have and I will now. I’m going to tell you why this class is important and how it has helped challenge my ideas and even change them, in some cases. The reason why I am sending this to you is because you are someone that I care about but I feel like you often say things without truly understanding the issues. You are a smart man and maybe it is too late to change your mind but I want you to know that this class is not a joke. This course has been about finding the roots of our …show more content…

These issues affect us every day and I believe that for some it is more apparent than others. I think that I was oblivious to some of these issues and how much they affected me until taking this class. The fact that issues from 100 years ago are still infecting of society is upsetting but I believe that we need to be educated about them. One of the big issues we saw on campus was the shutting down of classes due to threats on students of color. As most people were shocked that this was happening on our campus, I was not. I’ve seen the protests and student organizations on campus and they were ignored. I believe that our university acted on this situation because if they didn’t they would look bad and they needed to cover their ass’s by the superficial fixes that occurred. It’s been two weeks or so and the buzz around campus has stopped and people have continued their lives. This class is relevant because it shows the patterns that have been repeated though history but instead of moving on from these issues, I have felt empowered. Which is what I think that this campus as well as our society needs. I am normally a very outspoken person but while in this class, I don’t think I ever spoke up in front of the large group. This was not a bad thing, I was often writing down what others had to say or in my own head, thinking and processing. Intellectually, I had a lot going on. Most of this ideas were so different from what I had known before coming into the class; I just needed time. I would read for a whole day and scribble down notes but I knew what I thought about the readings. What I found to be the most interesting was what others had to say. I found that I was often curious and inspired by what my fellow classmates had to say. While I was interested in what was being said, I found the class and the readings to be emotionally draining. Often finding myself frustrated about

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